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Young Vancouver activists got some inspiration Sunday from one of America’s rising political stars. Symone Sanders, who at 24 became press secretary to Bernie Sanders in his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, was in the city to coach young people involved in the Fresh Voices Forum, a conference that connects young B.C. activists […]

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About a hundred people held candles and flowers at a rain-soaked vigil to commemorate the life and legacy of Fidel Castro in downtown Vancouver on Sunday. As debate raged over the former Cuban leader’s controversial legacy, attendees at the pro-Castro vigil praised the revolutionary figure’s contributions to his nation’s education and health care, and his cordial relationship with […]

A dead humpback whale was found entangled in empty aquaculture lines near Campbell River Tuesday — the second time a whale has been trapped at the fish farm since September. The dead whale was discovered as staff from aquaculture company Marine Harvest Canada were in the process of dismantling the farm’s anchoring system after a previous whale entanglement, said […]

A 74-year-old woman has set out from Victoria in a bid to become the oldest person to sail alone around the world. “It’s a personal challenge to see if I can,” said Jeanne Socrates, who has already been recognized by Guinness World Records and nautical associations as the oldest woman to sail around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted. […]

Michael Bublé’s three-year-old son Noah has been diagnosed with cancer, the Burnaby-born singer confirmed Friday in a Facebook post shared with his fans. Buble said he and his wife, Argentinian actress Luisana Lopilato, are devastated by the news and have put their careers on hold as Noah undergoes cancer treatment in the United States. “We have […]

NewLeaf Travel is set to begin bus service between central Surrey and the Abbotsford International Airport, the low-cost airline’s president announced Wednesday at the Surrey Board of Trade. NewLeaf is following the lead of airlines such as KLM and fellow low-cost carrier Ryanair in Europe. The old Canadian Airlines also offered a similar service between Calgary and Banff. “We’re […]

Lawyers for seven men allegedly shot during a protest against a Canadian-owned mine in Guatemala were in court Tuesday attempting to overturn a decision staying their lawsuit in B.C. In November 2015, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Laura Gerow agreed with lawyers for Tahoe Resources Ltd. — a Vancouver-register mining company — that the case would […]

Japandroids Oct. 5 (again Oct. 6-8) | The Cobalt Japandroids may have spent three years off the stage saddle, but a couple songs into their comeback gig last night at The Cobalt, the Vancouver rock duo were harnessing a wild beast. “Just like riding a bike, dude,” singer and guitarist Brian King said between two […]

A former Vancouver notary who was convicted of running a $110-million Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to six years in prison. In his decision Wednesday, Provincial Court Judge Gregory Rideout also ordered Rashida Samji, 63, to pay more than $10 million in restitution to her victims. Samji, who was convicted of 28 counts of fraud and theft, […]

Through songs and games, Nang Gunhtang discovered a world of literacy beyond books. Gunhtang used to equate literacy with reading and writing. But thanks to Family Literacy Fun Nights at Langley Community Services Society, the mother of two kids — Peter, 5 and three-year-old Faith — discovered literacy comes in different forms, and opportunities for learning can lurk in everyday activities. “What I […]

The U.S. government has named a little-known Vancouver financial company as a “significant transnational criminal organization” that it alleges has worked for 20 years with “direct mailer” scammers to launder hundreds of millions of dollars defrauded from millions of vulnerable victims. In a news conference on Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch named PacNet, a company with offices […]

A Surrey man who was attempting to remove his granddaughter from a parked vehicle when it was rammed by an impaired driver has been awarded $290,000 in damages for injuries he suffered during the incident. Court heard that Jose Granja was trying to get the little girl out of her car seat when Csaba Jozsef deliberately […]

For the men's diving events Monday, the water was blue; by Tuesday evening, it looked like a giant vat of salsa verde. There were many theories as to what caused the Olympic diving pool to change colour: urine, a broken filter, that it was deliberately coloured to match the predominant colour of the Brazilian flag. On Wednesday, officials said the cause was actually algae.

B.C. orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Dory Boyer will be courtside for Olympic volleyball, rugby and wrestling, in addition to overseeing clinical care for injured and sick Canadian athletes, at Rio's Summer Games.

When Addison Hubert talks about the political and economic situation in Venezuela and how it’s hurting the people who live there, he tears up. “It’s such a different world down there,” he said. “We should be so grateful for what we have here in Canada. We should get up every morning and count our blessings.” […]

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